JOB DESCRIPTION
CAREER DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Primary Purpose of Position:
The primary purpose of this position is to provide and coordinate career development
services to students in local schools and school systems.
Description of Responsibilities:
The Career Development Coordinators (CDC) role is to support Career and Technical
Education (CTE) and to coordinate career development services for students participating
in CTE. The CDC works collaboratively with administrators, student services personnel,
and teachers to ensure the delivery of career development services. CDCs facilitate
linkages with parents, business/industry, postsecondary institutions, and community
organizations to support students’ transition to postsecondary education and employment.
The CDC responsibilities incorporate the North Carolina Standard Course of Study,
National Career Development Guidelines, the National Model for School Counseling
Programs and Future-Ready Students For the 21st Century. Specific Career Development
Coordinator responsibilities are outlined as follows.
1.00 CAREER DEVELOPMENT
1.01 Coordinate career development services.
1.02 Promote career awareness, exploration, and planning.
1.03 Provide career development, occupational, labor market,
non-traditional career, and post-secondary information.
2.00 PREPARATORY SERVICES
2.01 Assists students with selection of appropriate academic and CTE courses.
2.02 Coordinate career planning activities in classrooms, groups, or individual
sessions.
2.03 Provide and coordinate administration and interpretation of career assessments.
2.04
Provide information on postsecondary education programs and employment
opportunities.
2.05 Assist students with postsecondary education and employment opportunities.
3.00 TRANSITION SERVICES
3.01 Facilitate work-based learning opportunities.
3.02 Provide and coordinate activities for students to develop employability skills.
3.03 Promote the integration of career research and work-based learning opportunities
into CTE and academic courses.
3.04 Promote the use of technology for career planning and research.
CDC Job Description
4.00 PARTNERSHIPS
4.01 Facilitate business, education, and community partnerships that provide
opportunities for students and support CTE.
4.02 Serve as a liaison with the business, industry, education, and military
community.
4.03 Publicize partnership resources.
5.00 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
5.01 Participate in professional development activities at the local, regional, state, and
national levels.
5.02 Engage in professional growth opportunities to remain current with trends,
demands, and emerging careers in a rapidly changing workforce.
Position may include other duties as assigned by the Director of Career and Technical
Education.
CDC Job Description
Provisional Licensing Requirements for
Career and Technical Education
Effective July 1, 2010
Career Development
Coordinator
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Eligibility Requirements:
Degree
Bachelor’s Degree and current license in any Career and Technical
Education Program Area (does not include CTE endorsement)
OR
Master’s degree in School Counseling or Career Counseling and a clear license as a
school counselor.
Work Experience
One year of industry-related career development work experience in business,
industry, or labor within the past five years.
Examples: Human Resource Administrator, Labor Relations Specialist,
Private Career Counselor, Recruiter
OR
One year as a coordinator of work-based learning in a Career and Technical
Education program area. Examples of work-based learning: job shadowing,
internships, cooperative education, and apprenticeships
OR
One year work experience in school counseling
Clearing specific requirements:
Option 1
Completion of the Career Development Facilitator (CDF) course available through
the NC Workforce Development Training Center (in cooperation with NC DPI and
NC Workforce Development Board).
The CDF course will satisfy the 6 hour coursework requirement.
OR
Option 2
For those who hold a CTE license:
Coursework
A total of 6 semester hours (to be completed in one school year) are required
from the following courses:
3 semester hours in Counseling theory (required)
PLUS
3 semester hours are required from one the following elective courses:
Career development and counseling
Career and life planning
Career development and occupational information
OR
Option 3
For those who hold a school counseling license:
Coursework
A total of 6 semester hours (to be completed in one school year) are required from
the following courses: Program planning and organization in Career and Technical
Education Work-based learning organization
Note: Teachers licensed through the CTE Provisional Route are issued a restricted license and are
limited to employment in the specific area of license and are not eligible to add licensure areas based
on Praxis II or 24 semester hours of course work unless otherwise permitted by policy. Previously
granted non-teaching work experience may not be transferable to other licensure areas for which the
experience is not relevant. TCP-A-006-6.20